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Mount Chase vs Troy vs Wade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Troy has the most expensive homes ($213k median).
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mount Chase | Troy | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280 |
984Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
49.3±13.6Lowest 10% above ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
| Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Troy and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$44,583±$14kHighest 40% below ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
| Troy and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$213,000±$31kHighest 28% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Troy and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,255±$211Lowest 10% above ME |
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| Mount Chase and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,752Highest 42% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.